Status Update
The Ice Team are camped in the middle of a hideous crevasse field with seemingly bottomless cracks up to 4m across and big enough to swallow a 25-tonne without it even touching the sides. Needless to say this is a very stressful place to be and it is keeping the Ice Team on their toes at all times. Making matters worse the Ground Penetrating Radar is not working, which effectively means the team…
Caption Competition!
Whilst the team continues to battle the elements in the south, here’s a chance to make them giggle. The winner will be the answer which makes them laugh the most (and that’s your prize this time too!)…
Status Update
With the sun having now set on them for the next three months or more, the Ice Team find themselves in an especially inhospitable area of terrain with severe crevassing being exposed in all directions. The team are making extensive use of the ground penetrating radar to help them find these holes and identify the safest route south; however, this is taking a lot of time and they are yet to find a…
There Goes the Sun
This picture by Ian shows the sun as it crept above the horizon for a couple of minutes today. That’s the last the team will be seeing of the sun for the next three months or…
Status Update by Brian Newham
In improving conditions the cabooses and remaining scoots were moved 1.2km forwards to join the scoots that we ferried ahead yesterday evening. This put everything on the northern edge of another area of disturbance. With someone leading on foot we then moved six scoots a further 5km through this area. The final 1km was the more difficult with sizeable crevassing. It is thought that our furthest…
We Need Your Help – Again!
Please watch this video – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22442346 – and then share it with everyone you know. The BBC have picked up on the fact that the team is having a hard time in Antarctica right now and asked us if we could make a short “show and tell” for their online news page. We did and this morning it is on the front page. By watching and sharing the video (and it’s a great one, too!),…
The Keys to my Castle – by Spencer Smirl
Spencer hands over the keys to a jubilant Ian When Sir Ranulph Fiennes departed from our expedition two months ago now, we were all sad to see our leader go. Without his valiant efforts over the last five years bringing together people and resources from around the world, none of us would have had the privilege of being here. With Ran no longer with us however, there is no longer a full-tim…
News from Operations HQ
The Ice Team have broken free from the blue ice field at last and are now making their way south again, which any reader will know is very good news. The Ground Penetrating Radar was deployed for the first few kilometres yesterday and thankfully no evidence of crevassing was detected. This is key, as encountering a similar patch of blue ice or crevasse field as the one just covered would hav…
Sunset competition: winner announced
We have a winner to our sunset competition. Well done Jean Nichol for her beautiful photograph taken at Eskdale in Cumbria. Sir Ranulph will be in touch… Thank you to everyone who sent in their pictures and to all of you who voted. Best wishes, Hug…
Sunset Competition – shortlist announced
Below is a link to the shortlist for our Sunset Competition, as chosen by expedition photographer Harriet Wooltorton. Please follow the link, have a look through all ten pics, and comment/like the ones you enjoy most. The first pic to get 100 likes on Facebook and Flickr combined will be crowned the winner. “Some fantastic imagery submitted for the competition. I have found it very hard to decid…
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